Essays

meditation @ Stanley beginning July 10
Buddhism Kerry Makin-Byrd, PhD Buddhism Kerry Makin-Byrd, PhD

meditation @ Stanley beginning July 10

Want to learn to manage stress, be kinder to yourself and others, and master your mind?

Meditation can help. Meditation may be one of the easiest and cheapest paths to mastering yourself and thus your life. But it’s hard to start a routine of meditation and even harder to persist in a regular practice.

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What You're Missing Right Now (It's A Gorilla): Selective Attention and Celebrating Crisis
Buddhism Kerry Makin-Byrd, PhD Buddhism Kerry Makin-Byrd, PhD

What You're Missing Right Now (It's A Gorilla): Selective Attention and Celebrating Crisis

TL;DR Zen story to illustrate we categorize events as good or bad but life proves us wrong either way. I lost my voice and used the opportunity to hug a crisis. Sometimes this is when we are most alive. Here’s to the juicy middle space - here’s to stepping back from the frame of a nervous mind to take in all the details.

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